> The best we can say is that the limits it brings provides meaning to life. There is no way that Stalin could still be the ruler of the Soviet Union today bec

> The best we can say is that the limits it brings provides meaning to life. There is no way that Stalin could still be the ruler of the Soviet Union today because he would be 144yo and people don't live that long. I think mortality prevents individuals and groups from dominating politics, art, and science forever. The reality of aging and death is terrible, no doubt. I think about it every day. But I see it as a necessary force to prevent stagnation and to ensure that our culture, values, and institutions are continually "redeployed" onto new people. Maybe I'm wrong. Well mortality means new people will have the opportunity to reevaluate these questions.